Effects Of Smoking
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According to the American Lung Association, there are
an estimated 50 million people who smoke. For some reason
people just do not fully understand the risks they take by
smoking. Cigarette smoking is a frequent cause for many
health problems with smokers.
To begin with, there are many hazardous ....
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.... to the
chemical nicotine. Nicotine begins to effect a smoker’s
blood pressure, the flow of blood from their heart, the
heart beat and breathing rate.
Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide, the same
poisonous gases released from a car exhaust pipe. Carbon
monoxide is a colorless and odorless, highly toxic gas that
reduces the amount of oxygen that the blood can carry.
Combined with the effects produced by the nicotine, it
creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by ....
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